The solemn ceremony of closing the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan took place in the administrative center of the Astrakhan Oblast, the Russian Federation.

On the last day of the cultural event Governor of the Astrakhan Oblast A.A. Zhilkin received the delegation of Turkmenistan. The representatives of our country were also received at the Ministry of Culture of the Astrakhan Oblast.

In the evening the representatives of the Government of the Astrakhan Oblast, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Russian Federation, Turkmen diaspora residing in the Astrakhan Oblast, local citizens, and youth gathered together at the Astrakhan State Philharmonic Society. Governor of the Astrakhan Oblast A.A. Zhilkin attended the solemn ceremony of closing the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan and the joint gala concert performed by Turkmen and Astrakhan artists.

The programme of the big concerts of the masters of culture and art of Turkmenistan and the Astrakhan Oblast included national songs and melodies, dance compositions, the works by composers who inscribed bright pages into the history of the national and world musical culture.